5. Brewhouse Café, St Ives

The café side of St Ives Brewery boasts stunning views of St Ives harbour and bay, so what better place to have a naughty treat? Swap the coffee, pictured above, for the Luxury hot chocolate with whipped cream and marshmallows for £3.

6. The Beach Hut, Watergate Bay

7. The Sharksfin, Mevagissey

It doesn’t get more “chocolate box” and perfect Christmassy harbour village than Mevagissey. The Sharksfin is the perfect bar and restaurant to people watch after a coastal walk. Hot chocolate fix sorted.

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8. Poldhu Beach Café, Mullion

The award-winning beach café, which opens 363 days a year, is a must if visiting the Lizard Peninsula, which itself is a must at the time of year. There is nowhere in Cornwall more idyllic, dramatic and beautiful in winter.

This place doesn’t just do hot chocolate (though, it does), it also serves a Special Hot Chocolate, Proper Job Hot Chocolate and the Poldhutastic Hot Chocolate. They’re beasts and you have to discover them.

9. Gurnard’s Head, Zennor

Talking of dramatic, it doesn’t get more windswept and Poldark-y as the Gurnard’s Head. You can go big and stay here and taste some of the best food in West Cornwall, but you can also pop in while on a ramble and warm your cockles with a fine hot chocolate.

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11. Godrevy Beach Café, near Hayle

Set back form the dunes, Godrevy Beach Café offers a warm welcome to everyone, from dog walkers, to nature watchers, surfers and beach hoppers. There's a tempting menu of hot and cold food and drink throughout the year and the hot chocolates are killer.

12. The Beach at Bude

I fell in love with this boutique hotel overlooking Summerleaze beach earlier this year. A warm welcome as well as some stunning food will greet you, but how about simply lazing on the terrace with a hot chocolate?

13. C-Bay, Crantock

C-Bay Café/Bar/Bistro opened in October 2013 and sits with an unsurpassed view over Crantock beach and the coastline beyond. The café feel during the day is enhanced by delicious breakfasts, home-baked cakes and savouries, fresh Olfactory Coffee and iced smoothies.

It also serves a mean Cadbury’s hot chocolate, with added marshmallows and whipped cream and even added added gingerbread, mint or honeycomb monin syrup. There’s also a SMALT hot chocolate with melted white and dark chocolate buttons.

14. Gylly Beach Café, Falmouth

There are not many venues where you can sit and gaze across one of the south coast’s best beaches, across to a Tudor castle AND the Lizard Peninsula and Helford River. Throw in a hot a chocolate and you should be in heaven.

15. The Sorting Office, St Agnes

Formerly loved in the village as a post office and sorting room since 1902, it has now been revamped as a coffee house serving locally sourced artisan coffee, freshly baked pastries, cakes and other nutritious and delicious treats, including hot chocolate.

16. Steam Bar, Newquay

The Steam Bar and Restaurant at the Great Western Hotel is open from breakfast time and is an ideal place to meet family and friends at any time of the year whether for a hearty Cornish breakfast before you venture into the surf across the road or after a walk on the beach across the road. Perfect for a Cornish hot chocolate.